Cataract Surgery

People with allergic diseases had an increased risk for cataract surgery, an association more evident in men aged younger than 50 years and in those with both atopic dermatitis and allergic rhinitis, according to data in Scientific Reports.

In this episode, I discuss corneal disease and treatments with David Eveleth, PhD, the founder, president and CEO of Trefoil Therapeutics.

Bausch + Lomb launched StableVisc and the TotalVisc viscoelastic system in the United States, according to a press release.

Researchers could not draw conclusions about the effect of cataract surgery on the progression of age-related macular degeneration despite an existing association between the two, according to a study in Medicine.

NEW ORLEANS — Refractive outcomes after cataract surgery may be worse for patients with a history of scleral buckling despite advancements in technology, according to a poster here.

NEW ORLEANS — There may be a higher incidence of posterior capsular opacification after cataract surgery in eyes that previously underwent scleral buckling, according to a poster here.

TAMPA, Fla. — In this presentation from the Telling It Like It Is meeting, Gregory S.H. Ogawa, MD, discusses iris suturing and uses surgical footage to demonstrate different repair techniques.

Personalized vision, or mixing and matching of IOLs to achieve optimal results, is a long-established practice.

VILAMOURA, Portugal — At the ESCRS winter meeting, Ewa Mrukwa-Kominek, MD, PhD, shares her experience with the Verion image-guided system from Alcon for the implantation of toric IOLs.

VILAMOURA, Portugal — At the ESCRS winter meeting, Agnieszka Dyrda, MD, shared her experience with the Carlevale IOL from MD TECH as a secondary sutureless scleral fixation option.